Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 101602

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

Tabled: 18 December 2025

Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the level of independence of the complaint review process within the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

Answer

Alison McGovern

The legal powers underpinning the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s investigations are invested in the Ombudsman themselves and they have personal authority in the investigation of complaints. I therefore have no remit to interfere with the Omb...

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